Five years on the road is a milestone worth celebrating, particularly when your work has become such an important source of information for motorists and communities across South Africa.

The Vryheid Herald would like to congratulate Marlize Harmse, the driving force behind Road Angels SA, on the organisation reaching its fifth anniversary.

For motorists in Vryheid and across South Africa, the name Road Angels is familiar. When a crash happens, roads are blocked or an emergency unfolds, many people turn to Road Angels for information about what is happening on the roads.

A familiar voice when it matters

Behind those updates is Marlize, who has dedicated countless hours to gathering information, sharing alerts and keeping the public informed, often while emergency services are still working at the scene.

Her work has made a real difference to the community. A timely traffic or crash update can warn motorists to slow down, choose another route or simply be aware of what they may encounter on the road ahead.

More than just road updates

But the work goes beyond posting updates. It is about people. Road Angels relies on members of the public reporting incidents, while emergency personnel and first responders do the difficult work of attending to those involved.

As Road Angels SA celebrates five years, it is also an opportunity to recognise the people behind the service – and especially Marlize, whose commitment has helped make it what it is today.

From all of us at The Vryheid Herald, congratulations on this achievement, Marlize. Thank you for the countless updates, the late nights and the commitment to keeping our community informed when it matters most.

Here’s to the next five years of Road Angels SA.

The news provided to you in this link comes to you from the editorial staff of the Vryheid Herald, a sold newspaper distributed in the Vryheid area.